A weekly round-up of the hottest fintech news stories and opinions, focussing on appointments, announcements, partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions from around the globe.
On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about crypto scam losses exceeding $4billion in 2024 with an increase in Deepfake and AI Tech use, merchants and financial institutions not offering digital ID being at risk of losing customer trust & the Financial Conduct Authority unveiling its ‘supercharged sandbox'.
On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about a recent report from Zilch stating that 66% of shoppers insist on carrying a physical card despite digital wallet popularity & Revoluts' official announcement that it will roll out its own branded ATM machines in Spain.
On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Apple launching Tap to Pay on iPhone in eight new European countries & Curve announcing that it will be launching Curve Pay on iOS as an alternative digital wallet to Apple Pay for iPhone users.
On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team discuss Payit by NatWest uncovering obstacles facing open banking with solutions to overcome them & Binance announcing that Pix will now be integrated into its Binance Pay payments solution in Brazil.
On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about the extent to which financial education impacts financial well-being & why In-app wallets are proving to be a popular payment method in the UK.
On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Boon Brokers research into why the majority of young adults in the UK are leaving school with a worrying lack of financial education & how the financial services sector has seen positive progress to better support deaf customers in the last two years, according to a new report by the Lending Standards Board (LSB).
On this week's episode of News & Views, Sponsored by TrustVanta, the Fintech Times Podcast team speak about recent reports from Wise finding that two in three UK adults have experienced a fraudulent attack, Revolut expanding its services once more into the mobile world as it looks to launch mobile plans & KMPGs new research into peoples attitude towards AI.
On this week's episode of News & Views, Sponsored by TrustVanta, the Fintech Times Podcast team speak about the UK Government pledging a £121Million investment into Quantum technology to combat fraud & Chipi Pays expansion into Mexico following a partnership with Starknet Foundation.
On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by TrustVanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about ClearBanks partnership with Captial on Tap & Pix having its payment capabilities expanded upon, as the central bank has announced a myriad of new features.
On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by TrustVanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Revolut revealing that UK consumers are losing money due to Whastapp scams, why UK banks need to focus on building confidence in the security of real-time payments & how other technologies such as Blockchain can still be given the attention they deserve under the limelight of AI.
On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by TrustVanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about the fact that two million UK adults have borrowed from illegal lenders in the last 12 months & how Somalia has successfully launched the country's first instant payment system.
On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by Vanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about the Financial Conduct Authority reviewing whether the £100 contactless limit should be removed or increased, why many Brits claim they would rather remove fraud prevention checks to complete a transaction faster & Fintech Australias call for government intervention to avoid a 'two-speed' fintech ecosystem.
On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by Vanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Welsh software provider Burbank completing the first online card-present payment, how the impact of late payments are continuing to grow for small and medium businesses & Kraken securing the Electronic Money Institution authorisation.
On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by Vanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Tap to Phone seeing a 200 per cent increase across the globe in the last year & why almost one in four Brits believe that these apps are ‘in need of improvement' in some way.
On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by Vanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team are joined by Emmanuel Daniels, Founder of The Asian Banker, as well as author, advisor and futurist, to discuss the AA launching Instant Savings Accounts, leveraging NatWest Boxed & dive into what the future holds for AI in Fintech.
On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by Vanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about the significant opportunity digital wallets represent for consumers, as per the FCA and PSR, as well as Token.io and Fabrick's partnership, which looks to expand on the benefits and adoption of account-to-account payments in the UK.
On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by Vanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about the growing threat of GenAI & how 97% of executives believe sustainability reporting will be a business advantage.
On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by Vanta, the Fintech Times Podcast team speak about how almost 6 in 10 large UK financial services firms fell victim to at least one third-party supply chain attack in 2024, Project Nemo taking on Bankings accessibility challenge & Yuno launching the Mastercard payment passkey across Latin America to combat fraud.
On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by Vanta, the Fintech Times Podcast team speak about businesses of all sizes within the UK now able to benefit from Apple‘s Tap to Pay technology, Australian small businesses using fintech solutions to generate $9billion in economic benefits & Nuke From Orbit launching a nationwide campaign to combat this growing crisis.
On this week's episode of News & Views, Sponsored by Vanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about how we can overcome 'Blue Monday' Fintech challenges & discuss the UK's gender pay gap lack of progress.
On this week's episode of News & Views, sponsored by Vanta, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Fintech being the most funded sector within the UK in 2024, the majority still preferring to use debit cards despite the rise of Fintech offerings & whether the Uk's AI action plan is ambitious enough.
On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Fintech continuing to boom in Scotland & FV Bank users now being able to convert PayPal USD into USD in real time as the digital bank expands its stablecoin capabilities.
On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about some common predictions for the world of Fintech in 2025.
On this week's episode of News& Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about UK neobanks edging out traditional legacy banks in app downloads, according to a recent study by global software company SplitMetrics & explore whether enough is being done regarding inclusivity within Banking services.
On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about some of the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ professionals in the workplace & Ryanair integrating TrueLayer to offer customers Pay By Bank at checkout.
On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about TransUnion revealing firms are still battling against first-party fraud & Gen Z increasingly borrowing to survive, with many relying on loans from the 'bank of mum and dad'.
On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Eligible launching 'Conversations', a new product helping mortgage lenders engage borrowers and ensure they are making informed decisions & where the future of the digital economy may be heading as Checkout.com reveals early generation Alpha spending habits.
On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about The Financial Technology Association launching its annual campaign, Smarter Than Scams & The Entrust Cybersecurity Institutes '2025 Identity Fraud Report', which found that attacks involving deepfakes happened every five minutes in 2024.
On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team discuss experts thoughts on Wealthtechs they are most excited about in 2024, Vault22 launching in South Africa with the goal of improving financial literacy & Virgin Money's new mobiliser fund.
On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Mastercard Pay Local making it easy for customers to utilise local digital wallets and make card payments to merchants & why Affirm, a responsible credit provider, has officially launched in the UK.
On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about ANNA introducing biometric re-authentication procedures to stamp out cybercrime from taking place on illegally accessed accounts & mobile payments rising in the Nordics.
On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about how Loqbox has set out to provide people with the knowledge, confidence, and tools to reach their financial goals and feel better about money & the gap between how much people think they understand about money and the reality of UK financial literacy levels.
On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about the impact the broken credit report system is having on people's lives & Klarna unveiling 'Apple from Klarna'.
On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about why US mid-sized businesses still use paper cheques, despite rising fraud risks and growing popularity of more secure digital payments, how Canada's payment market is rapidly digitising with the use of wearable payments & why only 1% of financial crimes are brought to justice.
On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about how signatories of the 'Investing in Women Code' were more likely to invest in female founders for the fourth straight year & how 65% of insurance claims handlers have noticed an increase in fraudulent cases with some using AI since the cost-of-living crisis hit.
On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about The Money and Pensions Service putting together a new charter, the UK Savings Charter, to help improve financial well-being among customers & discuss what more Fintechs could be doing to bridge the financial accessibility gap. Joining us this episode is Bethanie Kennedy, Partnership Manager at IE Hub.
On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about ChitChat users now being able to conduct both in-person and online transactions using their virtual debit card, how firms can maximise revenue by reducing customer churn, then acquiring new customers & how Klarna is on track to halve headcount to 2,000 by the end of 2025.
On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about how TSB is helping 23 domestic abuse survivors a month with its emergency flee fund, iDenfy face authentication check enabling firms to onboard new customers quickly and securely & how allpay has added a new local gift card to its range on its reward and recognition platform, following a successful pilot.
On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about PayQuicker partnering with cross-border payment infrastructure provider Thunes, Binance joining forces with the Macau Judiciary Police & why 33% of Chetwood Financial's respondents believe their own financial management will put them in a better position this time next year.
On this week's episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about UK-based finance app Cheddar launching its free spend tracker, offering users deeper insight into their spending habits & why there is a desire for more comprehensive financial education from UAE retail investors, according to a new study by trading and investing platform eToro.
On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Santander teaming up with Mr Money Jar to make Brits more aware of the dangers scammers pose with deepfake technology & TotallyMoney offering customers a greater choice of loan products, following a new partnership with Aro.
On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about the BNPL market expecting to grow across the Philippines & how Incumbents are adjusting their offerings to become more accessible with special guest, Adam Katz, CEO & Founder at Kooltra.
On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about how Latin Americans are perceiving and using cryptocurrencies and the web3 ecosystem, Revolut finally securing a UK banking licence after a three year wait & why UK consumers are very quickly embracing a digital payment society, while the US lags behind.
On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about how impactful Apple releasing its NFC technology will be on the payments market following an investigation from the EU, Monzo launching a waitlist for 'Monzo for Under 16s' & Wetherspoons introducing Payit by NatWest.
On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Monzo unveiling three new security controls designed to combat fraud & Klarna partnering with Adobe Commerce, enabling thousands of merchants to offer BNPL to their customers.
On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about Paymentology partnering with Mama Money and Access Bank to launch a Mama Money new bank card service that will utilise WhatsApp banking & PagBrasil making Pix accessible to e-commerce businesses globally through two instant payment solutions.
On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about their recent attendance at Money20/20 Europe, Fintech Fringe & Fintech Week London.
On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about GoHenry unveiling its financial education manifesto, what it would take to get users onside with everyday CBDC use & what it will take for Bitcoin to beat its all-time high again.
On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about what it would take to see an NFT revival & INZMO launching a new AI chatbot, RentalBot to help tenants and landlords get the legal info they need to resolve disputes.
On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about HMRC needing to do better regarding its digital customer service options & why firms need to provide greater open banking awareness.
On this weeks episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about affordable driving lessons in the UK following BNPL Integrations, Norfolk's ‘flourishing' Fintech sector being set for £100Million valuation by 2027 & China leading the way to a cashless future.
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